Project Information
This project was a first in several aspects.
1. This spruce tree was standing next to my wife's aunt's porch. The tree was dying and she decided to have it cut down. I asked her if I could have the logs from this and two other trees.
2. A fellow industrial arts teacher in a neighboring district has a TimberKing sawmill. I took the looks to him and we cut them after school one day last fall.
3. After these slabs dried to under 10% I picked the one with the most warp and twist to it. I flattened, glued, and sanded until I had a coffee table sized slab.
4. First I used a heat gun to liquify the pitch pockets and then I filled the empty pockets with clear epoxy. After that I used the same epoxy as a finish. This was another first for me and I have worked through a few challenges and trials.
5. This was also my first time using black iron pipe as part of a project. The part that baffled me for a while was the leg bases. I wanted to be able to put a furniture pad on the bottom of the legs, but was afraid that with only a ring around the perimeter it wouldn't stick long. I was going to have a friend turn some metal plugs to thread in then I thought about just taping off the bottom and pouring some leftover epoxy from another pour in each leg. Once the epoxy cured I took the tape off and it worked perfectly.
Overall this was a great learning experience and I think it turned out great.
1. This spruce tree was standing next to my wife's aunt's porch. The tree was dying and she decided to have it cut down. I asked her if I could have the logs from this and two other trees.
2. A fellow industrial arts teacher in a neighboring district has a TimberKing sawmill. I took the looks to him and we cut them after school one day last fall.
3. After these slabs dried to under 10% I picked the one with the most warp and twist to it. I flattened, glued, and sanded until I had a coffee table sized slab.
4. First I used a heat gun to liquify the pitch pockets and then I filled the empty pockets with clear epoxy. After that I used the same epoxy as a finish. This was another first for me and I have worked through a few challenges and trials.
5. This was also my first time using black iron pipe as part of a project. The part that baffled me for a while was the leg bases. I wanted to be able to put a furniture pad on the bottom of the legs, but was afraid that with only a ring around the perimeter it wouldn't stick long. I was going to have a friend turn some metal plugs to thread in then I thought about just taping off the bottom and pouring some leftover epoxy from another pour in each leg. Once the epoxy cured I took the tape off and it worked perfectly.
Overall this was a great learning experience and I think it turned out great.
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